The truth about Bitcoin's energy use

Do cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin amount to climate arson or a clean-energy boon? Well, it’s complicated.

Sources + further reading
University of Cambridge | Stat: 40% of mining is from renewable energy

CoinShares Research | 70% renewable stat

University of Cambridge | Stat: 130 TWh

Ethereum foundation blog | A country's worth of power, no more!

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[PastelSocks]

How does this channel not have more views? This is the only time I’ve heard this thoroughly explained. Thanks

[LucasSuarez]

Great video and excelent presenter, really enjoyed it.

However, I have to say that 'proof of work' was not designed for energy efficiency but to provide strong security to the network (energy consuption is a tradeof), so far that level of security makes the network realiable/trustful to act as a decentralise alternative to the actual corrupt monetary system.

As you mentioned, bitcoin energy consuption at this time may be a enviorimentally bad (or good) thing but there is a growing trend of bitcoin mining using green energy, which is very promissing.

We'll see what the future holds in this regard, but looking at bitcoin as 'digital energy' opens up new opportunities (ie; energy portability...), could reduce corruption, and potentially could be deflatory for the price of energy.
Will see how it goes... this is just a diferent angle.

[HelenWalker-ed]

Great explanation! By the way, OKX Wallet is not letting me transfer USDT due to a 'transaction requires more gas' error. Any help? Wallet phrase: notice leisure umbrella over east select damage pink devote drip federal august

[mvdl]

Nice video, very underrated channel. You could've also highlighted how much energy is consumed by fiat currency and how the numerous server parks banks use globally to have a financial ledger use wayyyy more energy totally, while being less secure (bank can somehow loose your money in a transfer while a btc transaction is highly unlikely to fail)

[healthbeauty]

It's a better option is to invest your money in bonds and stocks. If bitcoin crashes again, it could land you in debt.

[monberg]

As a drug-lord I value Bitcoin highly. So much easier to laundry money with it.

[LisaBeergutHolst]

"That's a lot of losers..." Bitcoin fans in a nutshell 😆

[peterson]

I stopped at 0:28 cuz guy doesn't know what he's talking about. That's NOT what "decentralized" means; bitcoin does NOT avoid govt surveillance...it's not a privacy coin. Decentralized means no center (or person or govt) controls it.

[boathemian]

Still sounds like a pozi scheme somehow. No thanks.